Planetary Magnetospheres Laboratory

Ben Pelletier

(Principal Software Engineer, Technical Lead)

Ben Pelletier's Contact Card & Information.
Email: ben.pelletier@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.5360
Org Code: 606.1
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 606.1
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer: ADNET SYSTEMS INC

Brief Bio


Ben Pelletier is a Principal Software Engineer and Team Lead for the Sciences and Exploration Directorate (SED) Web Services Team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. With over a decade of experience supporting the diverse IT needs of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate, he provides technical leadership for both the SED Web Services and Virtual Machine Environment (VME). Ben has spearheaded multiple initiatives to modernize mission-critical software systems and infrastructure across the directorate. His work has been instrumental in enhancing the flagship SED Web Services platform and VME, directly supporting numerous NASA missions and research projects.

Current Projects


SED Web

Lead Software Engineer supporting the flagship science website and various other applications in support of the Sciences & Exploration Directorate.

Positions/Employment


Software Engineer & Lead Developer

NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center - Greenbelt, MD

September 2013 - Present


Systems Administrator

NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center - Greenbelt, MD

July 2017 - Present

Sciences & Exploration Directorate Virtual Machine Environment

Awards


Outstanding Achievement Award 01/2019

Innovator Peer Award 06/2016

Talks, Presentations and Posters


Invited

Leveraging Gitlab and Continuous Integration

July 2017


Other

CI/CD for web development

February 1, 2022


Professional Societies


IEEE

2024 - Present